Skip to content

Beginner · Free · Signed certificate

CSR Essentials: from law to impact

How corporate social responsibility works in India, and how to make it count.

Free for everyone in the sector

Create an account to save your progress, take the chapter quizzes and earn the certificate.

Create a free accountPreview the first lesson
Illustrative image

The courseCSR

Chapters
6
Lessons
14
Questions
75
Level
Beginner
Duration
~3 hours
Valid as of
September 2026
Signed certificate

What you’ll be able to do

  • Work out whether a company must spend on CSR, and how much
  • Tell what counts as CSR under Schedule VII, and what doesn't
  • Explain how companies govern, spend and report CSR, including unspent money
  • Run basic due diligence on an NGO partner
  • Measure outcomes and prepare evidence that holds up
  • Tell stories about CSR work ethically

Syllabus

Every lesson ends with a quick check. Each chapter ends with a quiz you need 60% to pass, and the course ends with a final assessment (70% to pass).

  1. 1Chapter 1CSR in India: the basicsWhat the law requires, who it applies to and how much they must spend.
  2. 2Chapter 2Where CSR money can goSchedule VII in plain language, and the activities that never count.
  3. 3Chapter 3How companies run CSRGovernance, ways to deliver projects, and the rules on unspent money.
  4. 4Chapter 4Choosing and working with NGOsWhat due diligence checks, and the signals that separate good partners from risky ones.
  5. 5Chapter 5Measuring and proving impactOutcomes versus outputs, evidence levels, impact assessment and reporting.
  6. 6Chapter 6Volunteering, stories and ethicsVolunteering that helps, and telling stories without causing harm.
  7. Final assessment and certificate15 questions · 70% to pass · unlocks when every chapter is passed